We arrived after 24 hours of traveling (without sleep for me!) and after checking in to our lodging at B&B Tancredi we set off to explore part of this lovely town which perches on cliffs above the Mediterranean and with Mount Etna hovering nearby.
Photos only – info later!
A long weekend full of good times spent at a lovely airbnb in Vieux-Limoilou district of Quebec City. Just a short five-hour drive and we are immersed in a quasi european environment.
We’ve been many times, but this time we focused on eating really good food in good restaurants – and they did not fail us!
First of all on the evening we arrived at BEClub Bistro where we had Lake Walleye, Bison ribs, pasta and delicious desserts.
Views from The Plains of Abraham on a very brisk morning.
The next day we took a tour of the Quebec Parliament, which was very interesting and housed in a beautiful late 19th century building.
We loved their very red restrooms!
We ate a delicious and very leisurely lunch in the Restaurant Le Parlementaire.
To walk off the lunch we headed to Old Quebec to visit the Christmas market. Lo and behold we saw that the toboggan run was open! After short deliberations, Sue, myself, Judy and Rick decided to give it a try. We were told the toboggans were for four people and so Rick hauled ours up the slope to the top of the run. Well – maybe four small people!!! I was on the back and thought I was going to slide off or throttle Sue as we sped at possibly 70kmh (43.5mph) for probably all of two minutes to the bottom! Sue and I are both too long-legged to fit with two others on one toboggan!!! Next time just two per toboggan!
To calm our nerves we had a glass of gluhwein in the Christmas market and amused ourselves taking silly photos!
Back at the airbnb
Sights around Old Quebec with Chateau Frontenac almost always visible.
Our final dinner was at Rioux & Pettigrew and turned out to be an amazing experience. We had the option of choosing from the small select menu or having the pris fixe menu ($79CDN) with the caveat that we ALL had to go with it and that we would NOT know what was going to be served. The waitress asked about any allergies or major dislikes. What an unbelievably lovely and absolutely delicious four courses we had!
Our hotel is just one building back from the beautiful sand beach, Mediterranean and a walking/biking path that runs for many miles.
… and an even better ocean view from our second hotel – Hotel Metropolitan.
Tel Aviv is a modern city with many interesting buildings and styles.
Outdoor eateries and cafes abound. On this day, January 11th, the temps were in high 60’s. Electric scooters are everywhere, and special lanes are marked on the streets for bicycles. Bikes and mopeds with the Wolt containers buzz around everywhere delivering food.
Carmel Market offers beautiful fresh produce, sweets, baked goods, wonderful looking food ready to eat, and other merchandise.
We had a late lunch early dinner at Abraxos North which I discovered in a Bloomberg article: “Ottolenghi reckons this may be the best restaurant in Tel Aviv. It’s owned by Eyal Shami, who changes the menu twice a day. You eat the food directly from the sheet of paper that covers the table, without the intervention of a plate. The dishes are colorful, flavorsome and very messy. The menu is eclectic, with everything from Jericho green beans perfumed with garlic, lemon and olive oil to sugar-coated bananas wrapped in dulce de leche.”
